why was Future Gohan weak?

why was Future Gohan so WEAK compared to present Gohan?

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[usmanchughtai]

Couple theories I’ll share

1. His lacking of training experience and sparring partners. He never had the fundamental teachings that Goku gave him in the time chamber to further his strength
2. He was alone and like you said his mental fortitude was probably distorted and weak
3. He likely made the same mistake Vegeta did in that he would overtrain without giving himself enough time to recover
4. It seems like he also lost most of his rage which was the key to unlocking his power and zenkai boost
5. No Hyperbolic time chamber. Not only did Gohan have little experience but no ideal training grounds

[isaiahdeleon]

I also heard that there was the possibility that he would overtrain himself and not give himself enough time to recover. Goku never gave him the advice that recovery is just as important as training until they both trained in the time chamber.

[MakeVarahHappen]

I think a major theme of the series is that hardship doesn't actually breed improvement. The strongest fighters have joy and hope in their lives. Getting beaten up for 14 years doesn't do it.

[Breezy]

Catching Ls for 14 years straight is crazy😭😭

[k.m]

I also noticed he lost his rage. it's like he gave up. Young gohan loses his mind at the idea of losing his friends or family.

[darrylwhitehead]

Not having goku to train with really does put this into perspective

[SolracDude]

Something worth mentioning is that the senzu bean went extinct. In the anime we see that he had them for most of his life. But in the manga it's just mentioned that they've been gone for some time.
It's very possible that everytime he got his ass beat by the androids he had to heal the normal way, waiting in a hospital bed not training until all his bones put themselves back together.

[stephenbrock]

I think another big part of this is he lacked any sparring partners. Everyone else was dead so without a rival or mentor to push him, his gains were a lot slower. Training alone limited how he was able to train.

[PhocksTheFox]

The real answer is Toriyama always wrote with Fun in the drivers seat, Cool riding shotgun. And Sense tied up and gagged in the trunk.

[BCCSquidward]

Kinda funny how people complain about Gohan slacking on his training when the Gohan who did nothing but train, ended up dead in a puddle. 💀

[phdtrester.]

I remember that, in the Shin Budokai 2 Game, is stated that when he died and went to heaven, he kept seeing the Androids in his mind in a trance like state:(

[jaytheman]

It was explained in the series that training without proper rest will just lead to you hurting yourself and gohan clearly didnt have the time to rest because as far as we know he was always either fighting or training

[AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL]

I wish Gohan was a more intelligent fighter. He is a smart dude and I wish it was reflected in his fighting style. Sometimes db just gets a bit 'i am more powerful so i win' and it would be cool to have interesting enemies with styles that need intelligent solutions for once.

[LegoSsjGoku]

Bro got jumped in a 2v1 and held his own for a bit. And i love him for it

[SanderTheCockatoo]

The saddest part is that its original Gohan that went through hell

[Tonba]

Even then in dragonball as a whole we see solo training isnt effective unless some sort of breakthrough in their training is achieved, Goku trained for 5 years to prepare for his rematch against piccolo and barely got any stronger

[taecampus]

To be honest it was the same principle on why Goku didn't want to train in the HBTC right after he got out. I know the gravity, weather is different from Earth's, but putting you body through an insane amount of stress like that will barely get you anywhere. For Future Gohan, it's exhausting... He's pretty much fighting (or surviving fights with) the Androids frequently, there's no proper room for growth. Plus he was doing this solo for a long time.
Like how both Vegeta and Trunks didn't get that much stronger after using the chamber again. And why during the 7 year time skip, Vegeta only got strong enough to surpass a ssj2 child Gohan, while Goku surpassed even that, and unlocked ssj3.


It ironically falls back to Roshi's motto:
Work hard, study well, and eat and sleep plenty!

[JNPollard]

My boi had everything fighting against him. Yet he still pushed to fight for what was right

[aoife-ohsi]

future gohan is one of my favorite db characters. i understand that it's kind of absurd to love a character that has so little screen time, but his stand against fate, the androids, the last fighter who lived in despair being the beacon of hope for the last remaining warrior, it's so inspiring and awesome. him being the gohan we know too helps a lot; the young boy we've seen until now, uncertain but strong, fighting for everything. even though he had no chance, he stood tall against despair, even if it cost him his life. my goat

[totokishi]

I would argue that it's because:

• He didn't know about the Hyperbolic Time Chamber since Goku died and never told anyone about that place (which was essential for everyone to get a boost on their power levels)

• Since Goku died, there is no training about staying as SSJ for 10 straight days and having full control over it

• Training with only Trunks wouldn't make him stronger. Goku, Vegeta and Trunks for example to get stronger had to make changes in their way of training, something that Future Gohan couldn't do.